2008 Houston Dynamo season

Houston Dynamo
2008 season
OwnerPhilip Anschutz (AEG)
President
COO		Oliver Luck
Chris Canetti
Head coachDominic Kinnear
StadiumRobertson Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 1st,
Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupThird Round
CONCACAF Champions' CupSemifinals
CONCACAF Champions LeagueQuarterfinals
SuperLigaRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brian Ching: 13 goals
All:
Brian Ching: 14 goals

The 2008 Houston Dynamo season was the third season of the existence for the Houston franchise. The Houston Dynamo were the defending back-to-back MLS Cup Champions, and sought to become the first club in Major League Soccer history to win three straight MLS Cups. It was the team's third season with head coach Dominic Kinnear, majority owner Philip Anschultz, president Oliver Luck, and chief operating officer Chris Canetti.

In the MLS regular season, the Dynamo finished first in the Western Conference to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. In the MLS Cup Playoffs, Houston lost to the New York Red Bulls 4–1 on aggregate in the Conference Semifinals. They were eliminated by the Charleston Battery in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup. During the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, Houston defeated C.S.D. Municipal 3–1 on aggregate in the quarterfinals before falling in the semifinals 3–0 to Deportivo Saprissa. During the 2008 North American SuperLiga, the Dynamo reached the final, where they lost 6–5 on penalties to the New England Revolution. The Dynamo also played in the group stage of the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League during the season, finishing second in their group to advance.

Major events

Team news

  • Houston's City Council on January 30, 2008 approved the purchase of over 80 acres (320,000 m2) of land near State Highway 288 and Almeda-Genoa Rd. for the development of an amateur sports complex—the first of its kind in the history of the city. The new complex will provide 18 fields for local soccer organizations and will also afford the area the opportunity to host amateur tournaments of state, regional and national stature. Once completely developed, the complex is expected to attract well over 500,000 visitors per year.[1]
  • On February 26, 2008 Houston Dynamo President Oliver Luck revealed the planned negotiations to the media stating that the Houston Dynamo would be managed in majority by original owners Anschutz Entertainment Group (who will hold 50% of ownership) along with newfound partners Gabriel Brener, head of Brener International Group, and multiple World and Olympic boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya (each with 25% ownership).[2]

Final roster

As of November 27, 2008[3]

Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only.

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Joined from Joined in Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Tony Caig GK April 11, 1974 (34) Gretna FC 2008 7 0
18 Pat Onstad GK January 13, 1968 (40) San Jose Earthquakes 2006 83 0
30 Corbin Waller GK March 26, 1985 (23) College of Charleston 2008 0 0
Defenders
2 Eddie Robinson DF June 19, 1978 (30) San Jose Earthquakes 2006 70 4
4 Patrick Ianni DF June 15, 1985 (23) UCLA 2006 35 1
16 Craig Waibel DF August 21, 1975 (33) San Jose Earthquakes 2006 63 5
23 Stephen Wondolowski DF August 13, 1985 (23) San Jose Frogs 2008 0 0
24 Wade Barrett (C) DF June 23, 1976 (32) San Jose Earthquakes 2006 87 0
32 Bobby Boswell DF March 15, 1983 (25) D.C. United 2008 29 1
Midfielders
3 Johnny Alcaraz MF March 11, 1985 (23) Westmont College 2008 0 0
8 Richard Mulrooney MF November 3, 1976 (32) Toronto FC 2007 51 0
9 Brian Mullan MF April 23, 1978 (30) San Jose Earthquakes 2006 89 6
11 Brad Davis MF November 8, 1981 (27) San Jose Earthquakes 2006 71 7
13 Ricardo Clark MF February 10, 1983 (25) San Jose Earthquakes 2006 75 6
14 Dwayne De Rosario MF May 15, 1978 (30) San Jose Earthquakes 2006 78 24
17 Mike Chabala MF May 24, 1984 (24) University of Washington 2006 0 0
19 John Michael Hayden MF April 27, 1984 (24) Indiana University 2007 0 0
20 Geoff Cameron MF July 11, 1985 (23) University of Rhode Island 2008 23 1
21 Nick Hatzke MF October 16, 1983 (25) University of California 2007 0 0
22 Stuart Holden MF August 1, 1985 (23) Sunderland A.F.C. 2006 62 9
26 Corey Ashe MF March 14, 1986 (22) University of North Carolina 2007 44 1
27 Erik Ustruck MF January 4, 1985 (23) Santa Clara University 2007 0 0
Forwards
5 Kyle Brown FW August 10, 1983 (25) Real Salt Lake 2008 4 0
7 Chris Wondolowski FW January 28, 1983 (25) San Jose Earthquakes 2006 30 2
10 Kei Kamara FW September 1, 1984 (24) San Jose Earthquakes 2008 10 2
21 Nate Jaqua FW October 28, 1981 (27) SC Rheindorf Altach 2008 29 10
25 Brian Ching FW May 24, 1978 (30) San Jose Earthquakes 2006 66 31
99 Guy-Roland Kpene FW November 23, 1983 (25) D.C. United 2008 0 0

Player movement

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date Player Position Age Previous Club Notes Ref
November 2007 Stephen Wondolowski DF 22 San Jose Frogs Signed on a free transfer. Had been playing with the Dynamo reserve team in 2007. [4]
December 12, 2007 Bobby Boswell DF 24 D.C. United Acquired in exchange for Zach Wells and a conditional pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. [5]
January 18, 2008 Geoff Cameron MF 22 University of Rhode Island Selected with the 14th pick of the 3rd round (42nd overall) in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. [6]
January 18, 2008 Jeremy Barlow MF 22 University of Virginia Selected with the 14th pick of the 4th round (56nd overall) in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. [6]
January 24, 2008 Johnny Alcaraz MF 22 Westmont College Selected with the 14th pick of the 1st round in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft. [7]
January 24, 2008 Craig Thompson MF 22 Colorado School of Mines Selected with the 14th pick of the 2nd round (28th overall) in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft. [7]
January 24, 2008 Kieran Hall MF 22 Fort Lewis College Selected with the 14th pick of the 3rd round (42nd overall) in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft. Did not sign a contract with Houston. [7]
January 24, 2008 James Georgeff FW 24 University of Central Florida Selected with the 14th pick of the 4th round (56th overall) in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft. [7]
January 29, 2008 Tony Caig GK 33 Gretna F.C. Signed on a free transfer [8]
February 27, 2008 Franco Caraccio FW 21 Arsenal de Sarandí Full rights purchased [9]
March 4, 2008 Kyle Brown FW 24 Real Salt Lake Selected in the 2008 MLS Waiver Draft [10]
March 18, 2008 Corbin Waller GK 22 College of Charleston Signed on a free transfer [11]
May 7, 2008 Guy-Roland Kpene FW 24 D.C. United Signed on a free transfer [12]
July 15, 2008 Nate Jaqua FW 26 SC Rheindorf Altach Signed on a free transfer [13]
July 24, 2008 Kei Kamara FW 23 San Jose Earthquakes Acquired in exchange for a 1st round pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. [14]

Out

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date Player Position Age Destination Club Notes Ref
November 21, 2007 Ryan Cochrane DF 23 San Jose Earthquakes Selected in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft. [15]
November 28, 2007 Jordan James GK 25 Portland Timbers Released after the 2007 season. [16]
November 28, 2007 Kenneth Hoerner MF 23 Retired Released after the 2007 season. [16]
December 12, 2007 Zach Wells GK 26 D.C. United Traded along with a conditional pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft for Bobby Boswell. [5]
December 31, 2007 Joseph Ngwenya FW 26 SK Austria Kärnten Contract expired [17]
December 31, 2007 Nate Jaqua FW 26 SC Rheindorf Altach Contract expired [18]
January 2008 Paul Dalglish FW 30 Kilmarnock F.C. Released after the 2007 season. [19]
March 20, 2008 Eric Ebert MF 23 Chivas USA Traded to Chivas USA for a 1st round pick in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft [20]
March 23, 2008 Jeremy Barlow MF 22 D.C. United Traded to D.C. United for a 3rd round pick in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft [21]
June 30, 2008 Craig Thompson MF 22 D.C. United Traded to D.C. United for a 4th round pick in the 2010 MLS Supplemental Draft [22]
July 18, 2008 Franco Caraccio FW 21 All Boys Released [23]
July 29, 2008 James Georgeff FW 25 F.C. Arouca Released [24]

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Dominic Kinnear
Assistant coach John Spencer
Goalkeeper coach Mike Toshack
Head athletic trainer Theron Enns
Assistant athletic trainer Shane Caron
Team administrator Nick Kowba
Equipment manager Beau Abdulla
Source[3]

Pre-season

Friendlies

February 13, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Houston Dynamo San Jose, California
10:00 PM (CST) Report Clark 44'
Jeremy Barlow  74'		 Stadium: PAL Stadium
Attendance: 3,182
February 16, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Houston Dynamo San Jose, California
10:30 PM (CST) Report Stadium: Kezar Stadium
Attendance: 4,113

Pan-Pacific Championship

Main article: 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship
February 20, 2009 Semifinals Houston Dynamo 3–0 Sydney FC Honolulu, Hawaii
9:30 PM (CST) De Rosario 27'
Holden 28'
C. Wondolowski 43'
Ianni  77'		 Report Santalab  49'
Walsh  60'		 Stadium: Aloha Stadium
Attendance: 15,128
Referee: Alex Prus
February 23, 2008 Final Gamba Osaka 6–1 Houston Dynamo Honolulu, Hawaii
9:30 PM (CST) Baré 14' 26' 60' 72'  59'
Lucas 64'
Yamazaki 78'		 Report Clark 11'
Davis  13'
Holden  47'		 Stadium: Aloha Stadium
Attendance: 23,087
Referee: Kevin Stott

Texas Pro Soccer Festival

Main article: Texas Pro Soccer Festival 2008
March 5, 2008 Houston Dynamo 4–3 Toronto FC Cibolo, Texas
9:00 PM (CST) C. Wondolowski 2'
Ching 42' 44'
Ustruck 47'		 Report Musampa 36'
Brittain 71' (pen.)
Vairelles 81'		 Stadium: Steele Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jasen Anno
March 7, 2008 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Chivas USA Cibolo, Texas
9:00 PM (CST) De Rosario 12' Report Stadium: Steele Stadium
Attendance: 600
March 9, 2008 Houston Dynamo 1–1 D.C. United Cibolo, Texas
2:00 PM (CDT) Caraccio 53' Report Cezar 78' Stadium: Steele Stadium
Attendance: 800

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2008 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Houston Dynamo 30 13 5 12 45 32 +13 51 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Chivas USA 30 12 11 7 40 41 −1 43
3 Real Salt Lake 30 10 10 10 40 39 +1 40
4 Colorado Rapids 30 11 14 5 44 45 −1 38
5 FC Dallas 30 8 10 12 45 41 +4 36
6 LA Galaxy 30 8 13 9 55 62 −7 33
7 San Jose Earthquakes 30 8 13 9 32 38 −6 33
Source: MLS
Overall
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew (C, S) 30 17 7 6 50 36 +14 57 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Houston Dynamo 30 13 5 12 45 32 +13 51
3 Chicago Fire 30 13 10 7 44 33 +11 46 North American SuperLiga
4 Chivas USA 30 12 11 7 40 41 −1 43
5 New England Revolution 30 12 11 7 40 43 −3 43
6 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 10 9 37 39 −2 42
7 Real Salt Lake 30 10 10 10 40 39 +1 40
8 New York Red Bulls 30 10 11 9 42 48 −6 39 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Colorado Rapids 30 11 14 5 44 45 −1 38
10 D.C. United 30 11 15 4 43 51 −8 37 CONCACAF Champions League
11 FC Dallas 30 8 10 12 45 41 +4 36
12 Toronto FC 30 9 13 8 34 43 −9 35 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
13 LA Galaxy 30 8 13 9 55 62 −7 33
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 8 13 9 32 38 −6 33
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
Notes:
  1. ^ As winners of the 2009 Canadian Championship

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 13 12 5 45 32  +13 51 10 4 1 30 14  +16 3 8 4 15 18  −3

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
StadiumAHAAAHHAAAHAHHAHAHHHAHHAHAAHHA
ResultLDDDLDWWLDWWLDDDWWWWLWWDDWDWWD
Source: Houston Dynamo
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

March 29, 2008 1 New England Revolution 3–0 Houston Dynamo Foxborough, Massachusetts
6:30 PM (CDT) Ralston 16'
Cristman 32'
Nyassi 90+3'		 Report Mulrooney  58' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 11,116
Referee: Michael Kennedy
April 6, 2008 2 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo 3–3 FC Dallas Houston, Texas
2:00 PM (CDT) Caraccio 21'
Moor 57' (o.g.)
Barrett  72'
Cameron 90+1'		 Report Cooper 35' 45'
Álvarez
Toja  70'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 20,102
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
April 12, 2008 3 Kansas City Wizards 0–0 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM (CDT) Morsink  24'
Zavagnin  67'		 Report Clark  15'
Boswell  71'
De Rosario  77'		 Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 9,627
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 19, 2008 4 LA Galaxy 2–2 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
9:30 PM (CDT) Randolph  25'
Vanney  57'
Landon Donovan 67' 84'		 Report Davis 36'
Caraccio  78' 79'
Clark  90+2'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 23,401
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 26, 2008 5 Columbus Crew 1–0 Houston Dynamo Columbus, Ohio
6:30 PM (CDT) Moreno 22'
Moffat  48'
Hesmer  90+1'
Hejduk  90+6'		 Report Boswell  28' Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,271
Referee: Terry Vaughn
May 3, 2008 6 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Chivas USA Houston, Texas
7:30 PM (CDT) De Rosario  9'
Ianni  12'
Holden  35'
Boswell  52'		 Report Kljestan  13'
Thomas  55'
Galindo  71'
Bornstein  75'
Suárez  82'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 20,058
Referee: Jozef Batko
May 10, 2008 7 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
7:30 PM (CDT) Mulrooney  28'
Clark  34'
Ching
De Rosario 87' (pen.)		 Report Harvey  41'
McManus  44'  89'
Cummings 68'
Ihemelu  86'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 15,024
Referee: Tim Weyland
May 17, 2008 8 Chicago Fire 1–2 Houston Dynamo Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 PM (CDT) Carr 28'
Segares  90+2'
Blanco  90+5'		 Report De Rosario 17'  58'
45+3
Boswell 82'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,183
Referee: Paul Ward
May 22, 2008 9 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Houston Dynamo Santa Clara, California
9:30 PM (CDT) Garcia  35'
Cochrane  40'
Kamara 67'
Guerrero 81'		 Report Ching 88' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,046
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 28, 2008 10 Texas Derby FC Dallas 2–2 Houston Dynamo Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM (CDT) Cooper 35'
Moor 69'
Sala  74'
Rocha  80'
Saragosa  80'		 Report Holden  18'
Robinson  57'  80'
Ashe 59'
De Rosario 90+3'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 8,541
Referee: Alex Prus
May 31, 2008 11 Houston Dynamo 1–0 New York Red Bulls Houston, Texas
7:30 PM (CDT) Boswell  65'
Ching 68'
Davis  78'
Cameron  84'		 Report Wolyniec  37'
Borman  60'
Goldthwaite  64'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 17,204
Referee: Andrew Chapin
June 8, 2008 12 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Toronto FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM (CDT) De Rosario 45+1'
Ching 52' 69'
C. Wondolowski  90+4'		 Report Robinson  53'
Cunningham 71'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 13,179
Referee: Terry Vaughn
June 12, 2008 13 Houston Dynamo 0–2 New England Revolution Houston, Texas
8:00 PM (CDT) Clark  72'
Cameron  74'		 Report Ralston 8'
Dube 35'
Igwe  81'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 14,655
Referee: Mark Geiger
June 21, 2008 14 Colorado Rapids 0–0 Houston Dynamo Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 PM (CDT) Report Holden  25'
Waibel  34'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,220
Referee: Jeff Gontarek
June 26, 2008 15 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo 1–1 FC Dallas Houston, Texas
8:00 PM (CDT) Ching 21'
De Rosario  83'		 Report Cooper 62'
Serioux  68'
Ricchetti  76'
Saragosa  82'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 16,933
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 3, 2008 16 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Houston Dynamo Salt Lake City, Utah
9:00 PM (CDT) Olave  14'
Wingert  90'		 Report Ianni  56'
Boswell  70'
Barrett  73'
Clark  81'
Ashe  90+2'		 Stadium: Rice–Eccles Stadium
Referee: Mark Geiger
July 23, 2008 17 D.C. United 0–2 Houston Dynamo Washington, D.C.
6:30 PM (CDT) Dyachenko  45+1'
Martínez  54'  83'
Emílio  57'		 Report Robinson  16'
De Rosario  63'
Onstad  77'
Ching 79'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 14,660
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 2, 2008 18 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew Houston, Texas
7:30 PM (CDT) Davis 13'
Jaqua  29'
Ching 43'		 Report Gaven  32'
Hendrickson  37'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 15,371
Referee: Steven DePiero
August 16, 2008 19 Houston Dynamo 4–3 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
7:30 PM (CDT) Mullan 16'
Ching 29'  90+2'
Clark 35'
Jaqua 42'		 Report Movsisyan 3'
Morales 25'
Borchers  30'
Mathis  67'
Deuchar 80'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 13,579
Referee: Paul Ward
August 20, 2008 20 Houston Dynamo 4–0 Chivas USA Houston, Texas
8:00 PM (CDT) Holden 11'
Kamara 22' 35'
Jaqua 28'
Barrett  68'		 Report Suárez  32'
Thomas  39'
Ebert  73'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 10,908
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 24, 2008 21 New York Red Bulls 3–0 Houston Dynamo East Rutherford, New Jersey
2:00 PM (CDT) Ángel 8'
Stammler  21'
Richards 26'
Magee 60'  72'
Laitch  76'		 Report Mullan  40' Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 12,549
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
August 31, 2008 22 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Chicago Fire Houston, Texas
6:00 PM (CDT) De Rosario 7'
Mullan 39'		 Report McBride 6'
Soumaré  59'
Blanco  62'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 22,554
Referee: Alex Prus
September 7, 2008 23 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Kansas City Wizards Houston, Texas
2:00 PM (CDT) Davis 28'
Jaqua 54' 67'		 Report Marinelli  59'
Arnaud 87'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 14,297
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
September 13, 2008 24 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Houston Dynamo Santa Clara, California
9:00 PM (CDT) O'Brien 50'
Riley  69'		 Report Kamara  15'
Mulrooney  31'
Robinson  62'  85'
Ching 71'
Mullan  80'
Onstad  90+3'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,526
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
September 27, 2008 25 Toronto FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo Toronto, Ontario
2:30 PM (CDT) Brennan  9'
Wynne 73'
Marshall  83'		 Report Boswell  11'
Freeman 23' (o.g.)		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,074
Referee: Tim Weyland
October 4, 2008 26 Colorado Rapids 1–3 Houston Dynamo Commerce City, Colorado
8:30 PM (CDT) Casey 7'  33'  53' Report Ching 2' 9'
Clark 19'
Jaqua  73'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 12,496
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 12, 2008 27 Houston Dynamo 0–0 D.C. United Houston, Texas
6:00 PM (CDT) De Rosario  53'
Robinson  65'
Cameron  71'
Davis  71'		 Report Namoff  62'  73'
McTavish  65'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 17,531
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 15, 2008 28 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Houston, Texas
8:00 PM (CDT) Holden 6' 90+3'
Kamara  11'
Robinson  61'		 Report Sealy 68' Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 12,327
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 18, 2008 29 Houston Dynamo 3–0 LA Galaxy Houston, Texas
7:30 PM (CDT) Jordan 14' (o.g.)
De Rosario 20'
Ching 23'		 Report Pires  86'
Roberts  88'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 30,361
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 25, 2008 30 Chivas USA 1–1 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
9:30 PM (CDT) Kennedy  50'
Curtin 90'		 Report Ching  14'
De Rosario 52' (pen.)		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 18,165
Referee: Terry Vaughn

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
November 1, 2008 Conference semifinals New York Red Bulls 1–1 Houston Dynamo East Rutherford, New Jersey
3:00 PM (CDT) Richards  29'
Angel  37' 48'		 Report Mullan  53'
Kamara 85'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 11,578
Referee: Kevin Stott
November 9, 2008 Conference semifinals Houston Dynamo 0–3
(1–4 agg.)		 New York Red Bulls Houston, Texas
2:00 PM (CST) Robinson  62'
Onstad  69'
Mullan  73'		 Report van den Bergh  5'
Richards 25'
Goldthwaite  28'
Angel 36' (pen.)
Sassano  45+2'
Wolyniec 81'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 30,053
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2008 U.S. Open Cup
July 1, 2008 Third round Charleston Battery 1–1 (aet)
(4–3 p)		 Houston Dynamo Charleston, South Carolina
6:30 PM (CDT) Armstrong  17'
Reda 31'  78'  103'
Corcoran  78'
Spicer  109'		 Report Ustruck  30'
C. Wondolowski  33'
S. Wondolowski  39' 89'
Caraccio  95'
Holden  11'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,103
Referee: Joe Caroccio
Penalties
Alonso
Armstrong
Spicer
Velten 		Holden
C. Wondolowski
Cameron
Hayden
Caraccio

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Main article: 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Quarterfinals

March 12, 2008 First leg Municipal 0–0 Houston Dynamo Guatemala City, Guatemala
9:00 PM (CDT) Ramírez  90+3' Report Barrett  47' Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Attendance: 22,250
Referee: Edgar Rodriguez
March 19, 2008 Second leg Houston Dynamo 3–1
(3–1 agg.)		 Municipal Houston, Texas
7:30 PM (CDT) Boswell  32'
De Rosario 47' 69' (pen.)  72'
C. Wondolowski  72' 75'		 Report Melgar  43'
Thompson  72'
Ponciano  72'
Ramírez 86' (pen.)
Rodríguez  90+3'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 14,348
Referee: Mauricio Morales

Semifinals

April 2, 2008 First leg Houston Dynamo 0–0 Deportivo Saprissa Houston, Texas
8:00 PM (CDT) Boswell  70' Report Barrantes  89' Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 10,260
Referee: Courtney Campbell
April 9, 2008 Second leg Deportivo Saprissa 3–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Houston Dynamo San José, Costa Rica
9:00 PM (CDT) Alonso 35'
Borges 49'
Arrieta 77'		 Report Clark  90' Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
Attendance: 23,112
Referee: Marco Rodriguez

North American SuperLiga

Main article: 2008 North American SuperLiga
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Houston Dynamo 6 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5
Atlante 6 3 2 0 1 5 6 −1
Guadalajara 6 3 2 0 1 3 3 0
D.C. United 0 3 0 0 3 4 8 −4
July 12, 2008 Group stage Houston Dynamo 4–0 Atlante Houston, Texas
9:00 PM (CDT) Ianni  17'
De Rosario 20'  44'
Holden 21' 28'
Mullan 54'
Cameron  60'		 Report Ovalle  32'
Muñoz  44'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 13,105
Referee: Courtney Campbell
July 15, 2008 Group stage Houston Dynamo 0–1 C.D. Guadalajara Houston, Texas
9:00 PM (CDT) Clark  19'
Ashe  36'
Barrett  88'		 Report Pineda  19'
Ávila  27'
Reynoso  53'
Arellano 71'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 28,723
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde
July 19, 2008 Group stage D.C. United 1–3 Houston Dynamo Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM (CDT) Fred  20'
Emílio  21'
Doe 76'
Dyachenko  81'		 Report Clark 12'
Boswell 28'
Holden 84'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,893
Referee: Alex Prus
July 29, 2008 Semifinals Houston Dynamo 2–0 Pachuca Houston, Texas
9:00 PM (CDT) Clark  36'
Boswell 77'
Ashe 87'		 Report Torres  32'
López  33'
Alvarez 86'
Marioni  90'
Aguilar  90+4'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 16,679
Referee: Neil Brizan
August 5, 2008 Final New England Revolution 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 Houston Dynamo Foxborough, Massachusetts
PM (CDT) Ralston 41'
Joseph  82' 102'		 Report Davis  14'
Jaqua 18'
Kamara 98'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 9,242
Referee: Howard Webb
Penalties
Ralston
Reis
Joseph
Twellman
Smith
Larentowicz
Tierney
Albright 		Waibel
Wondolowski
De Rosario
Ching
Clark
Barrett
Kamara
Ashe

CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League group stage
Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
UNAM 6 3 3 0 18 7 +11 12
Houston Dynamo 6 2 3 1 9 9 0 9
Luis Ángel Firpo 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8
San Francisco 6 0 2 4 4 13 −9 2
  HOU LAF SFR UNAM
Houston Dynamo – 1–0 2–1 1–3
Luis Ángel Firpo 1–1 – 1–0 1–1
San Francisco 0–0 2–3 – 1–1
UNAM 4–4 3–0 6–0 –
September 23, 2008 1 San Francisco 0–0 Houston Dynamo Panama City, Panama
9:00 PM (CDT) Report Cameron  6'
Ashe  62'		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional Rod Carew,
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales
September 30, 2008 2 U.N.A.M. 4–4 Houston Dynamo Mexico City, Mexico
9:00 PM (CDT) López 18'
Juárez 26'
Palencia 41'
Verón 45+2'		 Report Waibel 3' 50'
Kamara 16' 33' (pen.)
Robinson  26'		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 9,179
Referee: Walter Quesada
October 7, 2008 3 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Francisco Houston, Texas
9:00 PM (CDT) C. Wondolowski 13'
Mulrooney 74'
De Rosario 88'		 Report Perez 47'
M. Torres  60'
W. Torres  90+1'
Lombardo  90+2'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 4,178
Referee: Benito Archundia
October 22, 2008 4 Houston Dynamo 1–3 U.N.A.M. Houston, Texas
9:00 PM (CDT) Palacios 38' (o.g.)
Holden  43'		 Report Cacho 19' (pen.)
Cabrera  24'
Espinosa 30'
Íñiguez  32'
Palacios 69',  81'
Fuentes  70'
Bravo  71'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 8,741
Referee: Neal Brizan
October 28, 2008 5 Luis Ángel Firpo 1–1 Houston Dynamo San Salvador, El Salvador
9:00 PM (CDT) Campos  66'
Leguizamón 87'		 Report Holden 16'  37'
Cameron  39'
Hayden  50'
Caig  90+2'		 Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jorge Gasso
November 26, 2008 6 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Luis Ángel Firpo Houston, Texas
9:00 PM (CST) Ching 13'
Waibel  32'
De Rosario  43'
Mullan  45'
Kamara  77'
Robinson  82'		 Report Pekarnik  32'
Monteagudo  76'
Calderón  86'  91'
Morales  91'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 14,142
Referee: Roberto Garcia

Championship round

Main article: 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League championship round

After finishing 2nd in group B, the Dynamo qualified for the Championship Round. The fixtures for the Championship Round are included in the Dynamo's 2009 season.

Player statistics

Appearances, goals, and assists

No. Pos. Nat. Player Total MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Champions Cup SuperLiga Champions League
App G A App G A App G A App G A App G A App G A App G A
1 GK Tony Caig 11 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2 DF Eddie Robinson 29 0 0 20 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
3 MF Johnny Alcaraz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Patrick Ianni 27 0 1 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0
5 FW Kyle Brown 8 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
6 MF Erik Ustruck 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 FW Chris Wondolowski 19 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 4 0 0 2 1 0
8 MF Richard Mulrooney 33 0 4 23 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
9 MF Brian Mullan 44 4 8 30 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 1 2 4 0 1
10 FW Kei Kamara 19 6 2 10 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 2 0
10 FW Franco Caraccio[a] 17 2 2 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Brad Davis 35 3 11 26 3 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 3 1 0 0
13 MF Ricardo Clark 41 3 1 25 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 1 0 5 0 0
14 MF Dwayne De Rosario 39 11 5 24 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 4 1 2 5 1 1
16 DF Craig Waibel 26 2 4 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 1 4 2 0
17 MF Mike Chabala 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
18 GK Pat Onstad 38 0 0 24 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0
19 MF John Michael Hayden 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 MF Geoff Cameron 36 1 5 23 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 2 4 0 1
21 FW Nick Hatzke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Stuart Holden 37 7 6 27 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 5 1 1
23 MF Stephen Wondolowski 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 DF Wade Barrett 41 0 1 26 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 1 0 4 0 0
25 FW Brian Ching 35 14 7 25 13 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 1 4 0 0
26 MF Corey Ashe 39 2 4 22 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 5 1 0 6 0 2
27 MF Nate Jaqua 23 5 4 14 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0
30 GK Corbin Waller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Bobby Boswell 43 3 1 29 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 2 0 4 0 0
99 FW Guy-Roland Kpene 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Season Statistics and match reports in Competitions

  1. ^ Left during the season

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Player Total MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Champions Cup SuperLiga Champions League
1 GK Tony Caig 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Eddie Robinson 9 3 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
3 MF Johnny Alcaraz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Patrick Ianni 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 FW Kyle Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Erik Ustruck 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Chris Wondolowski 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Richard Mulrooney 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 MF Brian Mullan 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 FW Kei Kamara 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 FW Franco Caraccio[a] 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Brad Davis 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
13 MF Ricardo Clark 9 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
14 MF Dwayne De Rosario 8 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
16 DF Craig Waibel 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF Mike Chabala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 GK Pat Onstad 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF John Michael Hayden 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 MF Geoff Cameron 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
21 FW Nick Hatzke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Stuart Holden 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
23 MF Stephen Wondolowski 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Wade Barrett 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
25 FW Brian Ching 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Corey Ashe 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
27 MF Nate Jaqua 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Corbin Waller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Bobby Boswell 8 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW Guy-Roland Kpene 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Season Statistics and match reports in Competitions

  1. ^ Left during the season

Clean sheets

Rank Nat. Player MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Champions Cup SuperLiga Champions League Total
1 Pat Onstad 7 0 0 2 2 2 13
2 Tony Caig 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Total 10 0 0 2 2 2 16

Source: Season Statistics and match reports in Competitions

Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Ref.
11 Brian Ching [25]
28 Brian Ching [25]

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Date
2 Geoff Cameron FC Dallas April 6

Annual

Honor Player Ref.
MLS All-Star Brian Ching

Dwayne De Rosario

Pat Onstad

[26]

Dynamo team awards

MVP Defensive Player of the Year Humanitarian of the Year Young Player of the Year Newcomer of the Year Ref.
Brian Ching Bobby Boswell Stuart Holden Stuart Holden Geoff Cameron [27]

Kits

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